Other / mixed grade configuration · Peotone, IL

Connor Shaw Center

Federal NCES profile for Connor Shaw Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 173129006314
0/100100/10015/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Connor Shaw Center earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

#4 of 4
public schools in Peotone · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
26.3:1
large classes for Illinois
79
students enrolled

Connor Shaw Center has class sizes larger than 99% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Connor Shaw Center ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Peotone, IL.

School address

Enrollment

79

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

26.3:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+88% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Connor Shaw Center compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Connor Shaw Center

Connor Shaw Center is a small combined-grade school in Peotone, Illinois, enrolling 79 students.

Class loads run heavy: 26.3:1 is larger than about 99% of Illinois schools and 88% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Illinois schools, with 79 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).

Peotone Cusd 207u also operates Peotone High School (420 students) and Peotone Elem School (340 students) alongside Connor Shaw Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Connor Shaw Center compares

Connor Shaw Center on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 26.3:1 ▲ 88% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 79 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

26.3:1
Leaner classes than 4% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
79
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
26.3:1
students per teacher - 88% above state mean
Top 99% in Illinois - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$16,634
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $17,042
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 12.7%
Two or More 2.5%

Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.4, Connor Shaw Center is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Peotone Cusd 207u, which includes Connor Shaw Center.

$16,634
Per student
-2%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.2%
State 26.9%
Federal 5.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Connor Shaw Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Peotone High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Peotone Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Peotone Jr High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Peotone Intermediate Center Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Connor Shaw Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Peotone Cusd 207u · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Connor Shaw Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Connor Shaw Center

How many students attend Connor Shaw Center?

Connor Shaw Center has 79 students enrolled. It is a public school in Peotone, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Connor Shaw Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Connor Shaw Center is 26.3:1, which is 88% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 68% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Connor Shaw Center?

The largest demographic group at Connor Shaw Center is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Peotone, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Connor Shaw Center?

Connor Shaw Center has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Connor Shaw Center rank among public schools in Peotone?

By Resource Investment Index, Connor Shaw Center ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Peotone, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Peotone on the city page.

Is Connor Shaw Center a good school?

Connor Shaw Center earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Peotone Cusd 207u?

Besides Connor Shaw Center, Peotone Cusd 207u also operates Peotone High School (420 students), Peotone Elem School (340 students), and Peotone Jr High School (294 students). See the Peotone Cusd 207u district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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